There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Vitesse leading FC Emmen by 15 points.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vitesse form and stats
As mentioned below, Vitesse are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Eredivisie games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Vitesse has won four games in a row. The Ajax match was the last time out without a victory.
Vitesse are returning here after visiting Willem II in a Eredivisie game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Loïs Openda, Patrick Vroegh and Armando Broja scored the goal(s). Before that, Vitesse had a home game versus PSV which ended with a victory 2-1.
Vitesse goalkeeper Remko Pasveer did an outstanding job against Willem II with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Goals decide football matches and Vitesse are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Defensively Vitesse have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Emmen form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Eredivisie for FC Emmen with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eredivisie home defeat versus Feyenoord with 2-3 on the scoreboard. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus FC Eindhoven in the KNVB Beker.
Emmen were so close to getting something from the game against Feyenoord, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Emmen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Vitesse victories, two draws and one FC Emmen win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Broja 4 goals |   M. de Leeuw 4 goals |  L. Openda 3 goals |
Vitesse missing players
FC Emmen missing players
| Vitesse | FC Emmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 117 | 39 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 26 | 73 |
| 39 | 18 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 36% | 39% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | 42% |
- All of FC Emmen's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Vitesse's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Emmen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Emmen have yet to win a game.
- FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitesse has the fewest conceded goals (4) in Eredivisie
- Vitesse has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Eredivisie
- Vitesse has the most clean sheets (4) in Eredivisie
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vitesse have scored in all their matches so far.
- Vitesse have won all their matches at home so far.
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 18 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | PSV | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Heracles | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | AZ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | Willem II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -14 | 5 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 2 |